Author Cheryl Lacey-Donovan leaves no stone unturned in Women What the Hell are You Thinking. Skillfully, Lacey-Donovan pills away superficial layers of issues and excuses that prevent every woman from being the virtuous woman God has called her to be. With relevant scripture references, you'll be challenged to examine motives and choices.

The content of this inspirational guide is awesome and I look forward to more work from this author. However, for future work, I would encourage the author to seek quality editing and typesetting services.

Reviewed by Wanda B. Campbell
For The Culture Clique Book Club

There's an old saying that goes: "A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down"; however, if your doctor is Cheryl Lacey-Donovan, all bets are off...

Women, What The Hell Are You Thinking is an invaluable self-help guide designed to empower women of all ages, backgrounds, and experiences, all united by one common thread: a shortage of substantial moral fiber. Donovan pulls no punches in conveying hard truths that are often uncomfortable to hear, yet bear repeating if true, positive change will ever be achieved in the lives of those still bound by such afflictions as poverty, depression, addiction, and low self-esteem.

Donovan's powerful affirmations target women involved in everything from abuse to single motherhood to carrying on affairs with married men. Backed by a plethora of sound scriptural support, she offers profound insight on every imaginable challenge confronting women in contemporary times, drawing parallels with similar events/times in history, as well as from the wealth of experience in her own past. Donovan even performs meticulous analysis of biblical parables, highlighting the hidden value of the undying wisdom contained therein. Detailed, straightforward, and unchecked, Donovan's personal testimony of strength and conviction is articulate, passionate, and very necessary.

A motivational speaker to boot, Cheryl Lacey-Donovan is more than familiar with the perils of walking the fine line between critique and criticism, and she displays just such discernment in Women, What The Hell Are You Thinking. She has truly mastered the ability to "break one down in order to build one up," much like a master subtly shaping the hearts and minds of unwitting students.

Women, What The Hell Are You Thinking should be required reading not just for women's groups, but also for Sunday Schools, battered women's shelters, and marriage counseling sessions everywhere. Highly recommended.

Author Cheryl Lacey-Donovan penned a very relevant guide for women from all walks of life and lifestyles. From the Independent Sister, to Sisters Dating Married Men, the Single Mother and the Wife of a Good Husband, Author Lacey-Donovan addresses each issue while offering pertinent advice as it pertains to living and the Word of God.

By book's end, women will be enlightened and encouraged to seek God for deliverance from whatever situation they may be in that is contrary to God's Word. Women will find themselves on a path to healing in order to find themselves in the place to be loved, respected and honored.

I recommend this book to women of all ages regardless of where they find themselves in life. "Women What the Hell Are You Thinking" will speak to your situation and point you directly to the The Deliverer.


Reviewed by Sharel E. Gordon-Love
Apooo BookClub

About the Author: Cheryl Lacey-Donovan, has spent over 20 of her years as a health care provider and educator. In those years Cheryl has helped women learn to overcome and deal with many issues that arise from their many daily challenges as women.
Cheryl's insight through God's word and the bible has proven to be her stronghold in her life. Finding herself with a child in her early teen years has given Cheryl without realizing it, a reason to turn completely towards God for her foundation of strength. Cheryl has two sons and a husband of 13 years. They are members of the Windsor Village United Methodist Church in Houston, Texas.
Cheryl Lacey-Donovan is a true Virtuous Woman!

About the Book: "Women, What the Hell are You Thinking
An Inspirational Guide To Becoming a Virtuous Woman of God",
A Virtuous Woman is: a protector of her spiritual beliefs upright, strong, loving, forgiving, patient, courageous, faithful, wise, kind, owns self-respect, guards her dignity, and will turn away from anything or any one that would dare tear down her self-worth or self-esteem. This Virtuous woman is what the book, "Women What the Hell are You Thinking" is written about. In this book the author teaches women lessons through her words and through the use words of biblical references. The lessons that you will read in this book are meant to reach your most inner self and help you become more aware of your self-esteem, your self-acceptance and your spiritual self. You will also learn the importance of a no-acceptance policy to allow failure in your life.
"Women What the Hell are You Thinking", is a book for women of all ages. It is well written and easily understood through the author, Cheryl Lacey-Donovan's interpretations. This book will wake up many of your most hidden thoughts and fears in regards to how you are living today.
Through its very inspiring biblical references you will be faced with a very important question such as, are you a VIRTUOUS WOMAN? This question alone will take you through this book page after page, challenging you to look hard at how you think and feel as a woman today. You will also begin to look at how YOU are allowing others to treat you, through every type of relationship. It will unfold many strong feelings, some that you may have never felt before. These feelings are renewed spiritual awakenings which will help you to take a stand for your right as a virtuous woman.
[...]. highly recommends, "Women, What the Hell are You Thinking" for all women. All women that face daily challenges ranging from abuse, poverty, racism, addictions and parent-teen problems, just to name a few. These challenges play the Devils advocate in many of our lives, causing so much emotional confusion. This book will help you, the reader to be more aware of your enemy.

With this non-fiction piece, Cheryl Donovan has made herself available to young women and women in general. This guide runs a good raise right next door to several of Juanita Bynum's self-help/inspirational pieces. I enjoyed every minute of this read honestly because she talks on a level where we can all understand. Cheryl breaks life down with words of wisdom, leaves you wanting to hear her speak the words right to your ears! This guide lets you know that there is much more than what the world has to offer!